Byelorussian Steel Works

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Byelorussian Steel Works (БМЗ, ОАО Белорусский металлургический завод, Беларускі металургічны завод (Belarusian)), also known as BMZ, is a steel plant in Zhlobin, Gomel Region, Belarus that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 37, Promyshlennaya St, Zhlobin, Gomel region, Belarus 247210
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 52.849321, 29.988985 (exact)

Background

Byelorussian Steel Works is a state-owned enterprise of Belarus.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1984[2] 11789[3] Lukoml GRES power station[4] unknown unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Full BMZ-Upravlyayushchaya Kompaniya Kholdinga BMK JSC 5001234260 E100000130960 BMZ-Upravlyayushchaya Kompaniya Kholdinga BMK JSC[5] 5001234260 E100000130960

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[6] cord, rebar, pipe, billet, rolled, wire[7][8] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy[3] 2021[9] EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 3000[6] 3000[6]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 2621[7] [7] 2621[7]
2020 2482[10] [10] 2482[10]
2021 2382[10] [10] 2382[10]
2022 2000[11] [11] 2000[11]
2023 [12] 2250[12] 2250[12]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
EAF 1 operating[3][11] 1984[2] 1000[6] 100.0[6]
EAF 2 operating[3][11] 1987[13] 1000[6] 100.0[6]
EAF 3 operating[3][11] 1990[13] 1000[6] 100.0[6]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % other iron
EAF 1 yes[6] 97.5[6][14] 2.5[14]
EAF 2 yes[6] 97.5[6][14] 2.5[14]
EAF 3 yes[6] 97.5[6][14] 2.5[14]

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References

  1. About BMZ, Byelorussian Steel Works, Retrieved on: Jun. 11, 2020
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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231108223523/https://belsteel.com/doc/social_otchet/sotsialnyiy_otchet_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111044432/http://horki.by/news/v-mogilevenergo-vedutsya-raboty-po-rekonstruktsii-podstantsii-mogilev-330-hdei. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Белорусский металлургический завод (БМЗ)". belsteel.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119171515/https://eng.belsteel.com/about/about-bmz.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126192228/https://eng.belsteel.com/buyer/product.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125190640/https://belsteel.com/about/ekologiya.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220308025309/https://belsteel.com/about/proizvodstvo.php. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20241213074123/https://belsteel.com/press/novosti.php?id=1733. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://belsteel.com/press/novosti.php?id=2091. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 https://belsteel.com/about/hronologiya.php?dat=2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 (PDF) https://www.greenbooklive.com/filelibrary/EN_15804/EPD/BREGENEPD000265.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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